The Ashes: Australia's Jake Weatherald hammers his maiden Test fifty
What's the story
Australian opener Jake Weatherald scored his maiden Test half-century to power his team on Day 2 of the second Ashes Test against England at The Gabba, Brisbane. He batted with great intent against the pink ball and found regular boundaries. Weatherald was eventually dismissed after scoring 72 runs. Notably, Weatherald made his Test debut in the opener of the ongoing Ashes. Here are his stats.
Match update
A fine hand from Weatherald
England's first innings ended at 334/10 thanks to Joe Root's unbeaten 138, his maiden Test hundred in Australia. In response, Australian openers Travis Head (33) and Weatherald batted aggressively and added 77 runs in quick time before Head departed. Weatherald further added 69 runs with Marnus Labuschagne for the second wicket and completed his fifty during the course. Jofra Archer eventually ended his stay.
Stats
27th FC fifty for Weatherald
Weatherald's 72 off 78 balls saw him smoke 12 fours and a six. The batter, who managed scores worth 0 and 23 on his Test debut, recorded his 27th fifty in First-Class cricket, as per ESPNcricinfo. He also owns 13 tons with a best score of 198. Playing his 78th FC game, Weatherald has raced to a total of 5,417 runs at 37-plus.